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9-07-05, 2:01 PM
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
By ADAM KIMELMAN
Staff Writer
VOORHEES - While most of his new teammates have spent the last week or two on the ice, Peter Forsberg said he's not quite ready to jump out there with them.
He said he got enough skating in over the summer while working out at home in Sweden. And with training camp starting a week from today, he said he'd rather save his shifts for when they count.
After arriving in town over the weekend, he stopped at Skate Zone yesterday, spending time with Kim Johnsson and Simon Gagne, among others.
Those are just some of the new faces he'll be getting to know over the next few weeks.
"Just getting to know each other, with the new rules, the new ice surface, it's good for us to get playing as soon as we possibly can to get to know each other," he said.
His new teammates feel the same way.
"I think everyone here is excited about that," said Turner Stevenson, another of the new faces in the locker room. "Everyone in the room knows how great a player he is. . . . When he's healthy, he's definitely one of the top players in the league."
Gagne will get to learn up close just how good Forsberg is. Going into camp, Gagne will play left wing on the team's top line, centered by Forsberg. Rookie Jeff Carter likely will play right wing.
"I'm looking forward to having a chance to play with him and show what we can do," Gagne said of skating with Forsberg. "If I have a chance to play with him, it's going to help me bring my game to where I want it to be."
Besides his remarkable on-ice ability, Forsberg also brings the experience of having won a pair of Stanley Cups during his time in Denver.
"(Flyers general manager Bob) Clarke has brought in a couple guys who have won the Cup," Forsberg said. "(Derian) Hatcher won it before, the head coach (Ken Hitchcock) has won it before, I've won it, and a few other guys. It's good to bring some experienced guys that know what it takes to win. Hopefully we players who have won it before can show the guys what it takes to win."
And after 10 years with the Colorado franchise, Forsberg said he was excited by the challenge of winning in a new place, especially one so desperate as the title-starved Delaware Valley.
"There's always pressure here to win," he said. "(The Flyers) always have a good team and they make an effort to win every year. I think it's a good kind of pressure."
NJ.com (http://www.nj.com/flyers/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1126080625176300.xml&coll=5)
By ADAM KIMELMAN
Staff Writer
VOORHEES - While most of his new teammates have spent the last week or two on the ice, Peter Forsberg said he's not quite ready to jump out there with them.
He said he got enough skating in over the summer while working out at home in Sweden. And with training camp starting a week from today, he said he'd rather save his shifts for when they count.
After arriving in town over the weekend, he stopped at Skate Zone yesterday, spending time with Kim Johnsson and Simon Gagne, among others.
Those are just some of the new faces he'll be getting to know over the next few weeks.
"Just getting to know each other, with the new rules, the new ice surface, it's good for us to get playing as soon as we possibly can to get to know each other," he said.
His new teammates feel the same way.
"I think everyone here is excited about that," said Turner Stevenson, another of the new faces in the locker room. "Everyone in the room knows how great a player he is. . . . When he's healthy, he's definitely one of the top players in the league."
Gagne will get to learn up close just how good Forsberg is. Going into camp, Gagne will play left wing on the team's top line, centered by Forsberg. Rookie Jeff Carter likely will play right wing.
"I'm looking forward to having a chance to play with him and show what we can do," Gagne said of skating with Forsberg. "If I have a chance to play with him, it's going to help me bring my game to where I want it to be."
Besides his remarkable on-ice ability, Forsberg also brings the experience of having won a pair of Stanley Cups during his time in Denver.
"(Flyers general manager Bob) Clarke has brought in a couple guys who have won the Cup," Forsberg said. "(Derian) Hatcher won it before, the head coach (Ken Hitchcock) has won it before, I've won it, and a few other guys. It's good to bring some experienced guys that know what it takes to win. Hopefully we players who have won it before can show the guys what it takes to win."
And after 10 years with the Colorado franchise, Forsberg said he was excited by the challenge of winning in a new place, especially one so desperate as the title-starved Delaware Valley.
"There's always pressure here to win," he said. "(The Flyers) always have a good team and they make an effort to win every year. I think it's a good kind of pressure."
NJ.com (http://www.nj.com/flyers/times/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1126080625176300.xml&coll=5)